In 1776 democracy and government by the people were literally revolutionary concepts but even now they continue to face constant attack from the interests of concentrated wealth.
Conservatives are throwing out every argument against helping the economy to see if any of them stick. The latest nonsense they are spreading is that helping the unemployed keeps them from finding jobs.
It's near-impossible to get a job or health insurance if you are over 50. I wonder what the effect would be if the government started again enforcing its own rules on age discrimination and contracting.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at OurFuture.org. I am a Fellow with CAF. I just talked to an old friend yester...
Don't fall for it. Social Security did not contribute to the deficits or debt; it ran a huge surplus. That surplus was supposed to be set aside. Instead, it was handed out to the very wealthy as tax cuts.
Conservatives cut taxes on the rich, and then spend the next 30 years saying, "OK, now you have to do your part and cut the things government does for the people."
"If you let them have any dignity they might get uppity." That is what conservatives sound like when they talk about the long-term unemployed -- who, by the way, are out of work because of conservative policies.
In the 80's Alan Greenspan's Social Security Commission raised taxes and cut benefits on working people, providing a huge amount of revenue which was then handed out as tax cuts for the rich. Now he wants people to forget this. Don't.
We have a jobs emergency and the Congress has not acted. The Congress is planning to go on recess in August and the President has the power to make them stay until robust jobs legislation is passed.
Modern business has become very efficient at job elimination. Who will be able to buy the TVs that the employee-eliminating factory makes, if all the employees are eliminated and have no income?
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Dear Senate Majority Leade...
If our government "stimulus" continues to push consumption -- i.e. tax cuts -- instead of spending that invests in infrastructure, education and health care, things can only get worse.
Social Security is once again under attack. Time after time Social Security has come under attack. Do you remember the Bush "privatization" campai...
